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Banaue Hotel and Youth Hostel

Hotel Description
Considered as "One of the Wonders of the World", the Banaue Rice Terraces run more than 100 square mile years ago, these terraces manifest the engineering skills and ingenuity of the Ifugao tribe.	Traveler Ratings Room Rooms Value Services Cleanliness Reviews Overall Spa Massage Dining Room Diving Swimming Pool Water Sports Bar & Grill Wifi Access Internet = Active Fitness Air condition
Embraced by centuries old awe-inspiring terraces, the visitor is afforded the modern day comforts of the Banaue Hotel and Youth Hostel, 4,000 feet above sea level. It is ideal for nature lovers and adventurous tourists. Its natural pinewood material creates a log cabin ambience allowing the traveler an intimacy with nature.
Its hotel has 90 operational fully-carpeted rooms and are well- furnished with private balconies overlooking scenic views of the Rice Terraces. However, only 81 rooms are available for sale. Operational since 1974, the original hotel has expanded twice and to date the structure has two wings. The old wing is a two-storey building while the new wing is 5-storey.
Average size of hotel room is 250 sq. feet in the old wing and 345-370 sq. feet in the new wing. These rooms are screened and equipped with house phone, private toilet/bath and hot/cold water.
On the other hand, the 2-storey hostel has 44 beds divided equally between female and male wing. It has screened rooms with double deck beds. Lockers and common toilet/bath are provided for both male and female. It is one of the original structures and is located near the entrance gate.
Cultural entertainment is provided depending on the number of guests.
Hotel Rooms Hostel
32 De Luxe Rooms 45 Standard rooms 4 Suites (2 rooms/suite) Extra Bed 2 female rooms (11 beds each) 2 male rooms (11 beds each) Dining Hotel (International Cuisine) Imbayah Restaurant (200 persons) Rooftop Coffee Shop Guihob Cocktail Lounge / Videoke Bar Cambulo Ballroom (250 persons & divisible into 5 function rooms)
Guest Services
Room Service (upon request) Laundry and Pressing Credit Cards Mail and Postage Safety Deposit ( individual ) Telephone/Radio Transceiver/Fax Business Center Transfers (land) Therapeutic Massage (Upon Request) Galleria Souvenir & Curio Shop Beauty Salon Boutique Electric Current - 110 - 220 volts Check out Time - 12:00 noon Source of Water - Spring Banquet Arrangement Parking
Recreational Facilities
Boardgames Dart Billiards Table Tennis Volleyball Swimming Pool
Points of Interest
Trade Center - The Trade Center, the center of activity in the town of Banaue, is a 20-minute walk from Banaue Hotel. For a wider variety of souvenir items, several curio shops in town are open from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. daily. Saturday is the big market day in Banaue that starts at about 9:00 A.M. and ends at 12:00 noon at the center of the town. Tam-an - It is a typical Ifugao village located about 240 steps down from the hotel's swimming pool. People here still live the lifestyle of their ancestors long gone. Interesting to see are the bones of their ancestors bundled, preserved and wrapped in colorful, hand woven blankets. The villagers produce wood carvings and beads for sale to tourists. Bocus - About 150 steps uphill from the Immaculate Concepcion High School. Boasts of interesting huts adorned with heads and horns of carabaos and skulls of wild pigs. These ornaments reveal the economic status of the families. The more decorations the house has, the wealthier the family. The villagers keep the sacred rice idol, BULOL, in a rice granary. BULOL is exposed only during harvest time that calls for a lengthy rite of bathing the idol with the blood of animals. Visitors may see and photograph the idol only with the consent of the owner. The Village of Poitan - Poitan boasts of a community of magnificently lined Ifugao huts on mountain slopes where the legendary "Stone Post", protected and idolized by the village people, and the dug-in pit lined with stones where the elders gather to discuss problems during famine and carvers can also be seen in the village. Guihob Natural Pool - It's a 4 kilometer ride from Banaue Hotel or about 45 min. hike from the town center. Guihob natural pool is the place for a cool refreshing swim in crystal-clear spring waters. Banaue View-point - A 20-minute (4kms. North) travel by car from Banaue Hotel, this point is a perfect spot on top of a plateau for taking pictures of the Rice Terraces with much larger and deeper magnitudes. There are also several stalls that sells souvenir items. Hapao Rice Terraces - These are one of a few extensive, stone-walled terraces built centuries ago. It is believed that it is where the terrace culture of the Ifugao originated. They are located nine kilometers from Poblacion Hungduan. Village of Banga-an - For those who cannot make the two-hour hike to Batad, the Village of Banga-an is an attractive alternative to idle one's hours away because of its fascinating environs. On summer afternoons, rainbows display their hues against the setting sun at the horizon. It is 2 kilometers farther from Batad Junction. Amphitheater Rice Terraces of Batad - The trip to Batad takes practically the whole day and is recommended only to strong hikers. From Banaue, Batad is approximately 16 kilometers. About 12 kilometers of the way can be travelled by transportation with the rest of the distance to be traversed by foot on mountain trails. Batad boasts of beautifully-contoured Rice Terraces where tattooed men and women cultivate their daily staple.
Location
Banaue Hotel and Youth Hostel situated 4,000 feet above sea level in the heart of the millenia-dated Banaue Rice Terraces, the luxurious Banaue Hotel is 348 kms north of Manila via the Cagayan Valley Road. Travel time is approximately 8 - 9 hours.
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Promo Packages

Promo Rates valid until March 2008

ADVENTURE PACKAGE
Package A : Deluxe Room	Rates
Minimum of 2 persons	Php 6,700 net / person
Minimum of 4 persons	Php 5,200 net / person
Package B : Standard Room
Minimum of 2 persons	Php 5,950 net / person
Minimum of 4 persons	Php 4,500 net / person
Extra Person Rate	Php 1,950 net / person

Inclusions :

3 days 2 nights room accommodation (based on twin sharing) Set Meals (2 breakfast / 1 packed lunch) Guided Tours (including jeepney transfers and guide fee) Viewpoint / Banaue Museum / Tam-an Village Sagada / Bontoc Museum Entrance Fees (where applicable) Souvenir Item

STUDENT PACKAGE 1
Package 1 : (2 days 1 night) min. of 10 persons	Rates
Package A (Standard Hotel : 5 in a room)	Php 2,600 net / person
Package B (Hostel Accommodation)	Php 2,300 net / person

Inclusions :

O/N room accommodation Set meals (2 set breakfast / 2 packed lunch / 1 dinner) Guided Tours (including jeepney hires / transfers) 1st day : Hapao, Hungduan or Bangaan 2nd day : Viewpoint / Trade Center / Banaue Museum Entrance Fees (where applicable)

STUDENT PACKAGE 2
Package 2 : (3 days 2 nights) min. of 10 persons	Rates
Package A (Standard Hotel : 5 in a room)	Php 4,000 net / person
Package B (Hostel Accommodation)	Php 3,450 net / person

Inclusions :

2 nights room accommodation Set meals (3 breakfast / 3 packed lunch / 2 dinner) Guided Tours (including jeepney hires / transfers) 1st day : Hapao or Bangaan 2nd day : Batad 3rd day : Viewpoint / Trade Center / Banaue Museum Entrance Fees (where / applicable)

STUDENT PACKAGE 3
Package 3 : (4 days 3 nights) min. of 10 persons	Rates
Package A (Standard Hotel : 5 in a room)	Php 5,800 net / person
Package B (Hostel Accommodation)	Php 4,950 net / person

Inclusions :

3 nights room accommodation Set meals (4 breakfast / 4 packed lunch / 3 dinner) Guided Tours (including jeepney hires / transfers) 1st day : Viewpoint / Trade Center / Banaue Museum 2nd day : Batad 3rd day : Sagada 4th day : Bangaan Entrance Fees (where / applicable)

Special Concessions for the Student Package : (applicable to Package I, II, III)

Welcome Drinks Cultural Show Give-away Free Lunch Venue at Viewpoint

Rates are subject to 10% service charge Rates are subject to change without prior notice

Seminar Convention Packages

Promo Rates valid until March 2008

GOVERNMENT PACKAGE : BANAUE HOTEL & YOUTH HOSTEL (BANAUE, IFUGAO)
Package : minimum of 40 persons	Rates
Quadruple Sharing	Php 1,400 net / person

Inclusions :

O/N room accommodation (Standard Room) One (1) Set breakfast One (1) Set lunch One (1) Set dinner

Amenities :

Free flowing coffee Welcome drink Free use of the conference room and facilities Cultural Show

*** Add P220 / day to have one (1) set AM and PM Snacks

GOVERNMENT PACKAGE : MACARTHUR PARK BEACH RESORT (PALO, LEYTE)
Package Rate : (minimum of 30 persons)	Buffet	Assisted Buffet	Plated / Budget
Twin Sharing	Php 1,550 net / person	Php 1,250 net / person	Php 1,050 net / person
Triple Sharing	Php 1,400 net / person	Php 1,100 net / person	Php 900 net / person
Quadruple Sharing	Php 1,300 net / person	Php 1,000 net / person	Php 800 net / person

*** for single occupancy : add P500 / person / day from the twin sharing rate

Inclusions :

O/N room accommodation (Deluxe Room) Choice of Buffet / Assisted Buffet / Plated & Budget Meals 1 breakfast / 1 lunch / 1 dinner / 1 AM & PM Snacks

Amenities :

Free flowing coffee (during session only and not applicable to budget / plated rate) Free use of the conference room and facilities (OHP / Sound System / Whiteboard with marker / Television) Welcome Drink Welcome streamer / backdrop Roundtrip airport transfers for the secretariat One (1) complimentary room for the secretariat if total participants can occupy ten (10) paying rooms

CORPORATE PACKAGE : BANAUE HOTEL & YOUTH HOSTEL (BANAUE, IFUGAO)
Package : minimum of 40 persons	Set Meal	Buffet Meal
Twin Sharing	Php 1,950 net / person	Php 1,400 net / person

Inclusions :

O/N room accommodation (Standard Room) One (1) Set breakfast One (1) Set lunch One (1) Set dinner One (1) AM & PM Snacks

Amenities :

Free flowing coffee Welcome drink Free use of the conference room and facilities Cultural Show

CORPORATE PACKAGE : MACARTHUR PARK BEACH RESORT (PALO, LEYTE)
Package Rate : (minimum of 30 persons)	Buffet	Assisted Buffet	Plated / Budget
Twin Sharing	Php 1,550 net / person	Php 1,250 net / person	Php 1,050 net / person
Triple Sharing	Php 1,400 net / person	Php 1,100 net / person	Php 900 net / person
Quadruple Sharing	Php 1,300 net / person	Php 1,000 net / person	Php 800 net / person

*** for single occupancy : add P500 / person / day from the twin sharing rate

Inclusions :

O/N room accommodation (Deluxe Room) Choice of Buffet / Assisted Buffet / Plated & Budget Meals 1 breakfast / 1 lunch / 1 dinner / 1 AM & PM Snacks

Amenities :

Free flowing coffee (during session only and not applicable to budget / plated rate) Free use of the conference room and facilities (OHP / Sound System / Whiteboard with marker / Television) Welcome Drink Welcome streamer / backdrop Roundtrip airport transfers for the secretariat One (1) complimentary room for the secretariat if total participants can occupy ten (10) paying rooms

Rates are subject to 10% service charge Rates are subject to change without prior notice